80 percent of countries depend on the ocean for drinking water
The intense heat around the world is drying up rivers and streams, and freshwater reserves are running out. This crisis, once limited to deserts, has now spread to cities in Asia, Europe, and America. Agriculture, cities, and industries—everywhere are facing water shortages. At this very moment, new hope has emerged in seawater. From the Middle East to the coast of California, modern desalination plants are producing billions of liters of pure water every day.